Besides the artistic structures erected for the Beijing Olympics, modern Asian architecture doesn't get much time in the limelight -- but these marvels are not worth missing. This cluster highlights some of the most innovative modern Asian architecture from major cities including Taipei and Tokyo. The architectural designs range from grandiose and tall skyscrapers to artistic and zen-like performing arts centers.
Implications - The globalization of pop culture has enabled international design to be disseminated and enjoyed by design fans around the world. These designs highlight Asian architecture in all its iterations, from traditional designs to avant-garde skyscrapers. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by observing Asian countries' blend of contemporary and classic.
41 Modern Asian Architecture Designs
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Abandoned Future City
San Zhi, Taiwan
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Cube-Shaped Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads
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Multi-Billion Dollar Airport
Beijing's Luxury Terminal
38
World's Highest Bungee Jump
Macau Tower is 764 Ft Up
37
Rolls Royce Hotel
Hong Kong Hotel Provides Guests with Sweet Ride
36
Indoor City
50 Story Tent to Cover Kazakhstan's Capital
35
Modern Tokyo Compact Housing
Architecture by Yasuhiro Yamashita
34
Colossal Luxury Clubs
Hong Kong Rooftop Restaurant, Sevva, is Literally High Class
33
Giant Eco-Friendly LED Displays
Beijing Greenpix Zero Energy Wall
32
Movable Fashion Buildings
Rem Koolhaas Designs the Prada Transformer in Seoul
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Architecture Nestled in Nature
Tokyo's 'Dancing Trees, Singing Birds'
30
Floating Underground Villas
'Plot #35' of the Ordos Project Has Floating Extensions
29
Great Wheel of China
World's Tallest Ferris Wheel in Beijing
28
Bubbletecture
Beijing Architects MAD Create Innovative Home Additions
27
Hip Night Clubs in China
Beijing's ChinaDoll
26
Giant Courtyard Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Chaoyangmen Beijing SOHO III Project
25
International Eco-Cities
Singapore and China Team Up for Tianjin
24
Futuristic Looped Libraries
Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Competition to Design Astana National Library
23
Digital Cloud Skyscrapers
Design Act Captures the Spirit of Singapore for 2010 World Expo
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2000 ft Buildings
'Tokyo Sky Tree' is World's 2nd Tallest
21
Faux Galaxy Ceilings
Tokyo Tower Main Observatory Gets 10,000 ‘Star' Milky Way Illumin
20
Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Beijing National Aquatics Center
Water Cube
18
Boom Box Architecture
Kring-Gumho Culture Complex in Seoul Looks Like a Ghetto-Blaster
17
Solar Soy Walls
The Swiss Pavilion for Shanghai 2010 is Made of Beans and Sun Cells
16
Promotional Palaces
'Rock Baroque' Luxury in Singapore
15
Gucci Ginza
Eight Floors of Luxury in Tokyo Tower
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World Largest Building Opens Early
Foster and Partners Beijing Airport
13
Floating Pavilions
Water Surrounds the Shanghai Expo 2010 French Pavilion
12
Futuristic Lincoln Logs
The Interlace in Singapore Efficiently Stacks Residents
11
Papercraft-Inspired Buildings
Unexpected Polish Architecture for Shanghai Exhibition Hall
10
Oversize Opera House Pearls
The Tornado Tower Taipei Performing Arts Center Concept
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Transient Art Pavilion
Zaha Hadid's Chanel Design
8
Galacticized Boutiques
Paul Cox's Ice Age Meets Sci-Fi Tokyo Store Design
7
Art Wrapped Architecture
'Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation' on Side of Hong Kong Museum
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Bunny-Shaped Buildings
Macau Pavilion at World Expo Celebrates the Rabbit in Chinese Lore
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Mongolian Angletecture
US Firm Takes A New Slant On Home Design
4
Mega Terminals
Beijing Terminal 3 is World's Largest Building
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Modern Shanghaichitecture
Megalithic '1933' Tower
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Public Aquatic Art
The Banpo Bridge Waterfall in Seoul
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Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
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Burlesque Boutiques
Mint Siren Lingerie is Perfect for a Vintage Peep Show
40 Extravagant Getaways
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Eco Transformer Architecture
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Eco-Luxury Architecture
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3D Triangle Architecture
DIY Reykjavik Pavilion by Shift Architects Questions Iceland's Futu
23 Modern Pavilions
from Flower Petal Buildings to Rain Harvesting Architecture
Billion Dollar Hotels
The Mardan Palace Luxury Surpasses Larger Than Life Status
Top 22 Hip Hotels in Q1 2009
Futuristic Greenchitecture
Burnham Eco Pavilions by Zaha Hadid and UNStudio
Abridged Abodes
Bridge Homes, Like those by H3ar, Let You Live on the Water
Stellar Fantasy Suites
Sin City's The Palms Hotel Houses Sizzling Themed Rooms
17 Examples of New China Architecture
From Hong Kong Hip Hotels to Shanghaichitecture
Recycled CD Architecture
Atelier Feichang Jianzhu Combines Green and Music Scenes
26 Zaha Hadid Innovations
From Desert Skyscrapers to Space Age Fashion
Balinese Pavilion Weddings
The Conrad Bali Resort Offers a Paradise for Relaxation or Exchanging V
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Colorful PLACE Houses Are Ready-to-Wear in Seattle
$400,000 Watches
The Maitres Du Temps Chapter One
Thunderstorm Architecture
Tornado-Like 'Helix' Building Blows Them Away in Abu Dhabi
Lace-Pattern Architecture
The XTEN 'Sapphire Gallery' Accommodates Fairy Tale Art
17 Unique Night Clubs
Architectural Fashion Ads
‘Chicago: City of Angles' Features Couture Against Landmarks
Portable Vacation Homes
The ‘Blue-Me' Pad Takes Your Home Feel On Holiday
Accordion Houses
The Wooden 'Dragspelhuset' Cabin Expands For a Finer Lake View
Waterfalls as Urban Art (UPDATE)
The New York City Waterfalls Now Open
10 Peculiar Watches
From Retro to Techie Timepieces
Tropical Starchitecture
Celebrity Architects Create Private Paradise in Dellis Cay
Latticed Public Architecture
Redesigned Queens Museum of Art Boasts Web-Like Structure
Green Metropolises
The Gwang Gyo Power Center in South Korea
Papercut Architecture
Polish Pavilion at Expo 2010 Channels Cultural Tradition
Aerial Art
Giant Knitted Rabbit Spotted by Google Earth
Desert Skyscraper Hotels
The Stone Towers in Cairo, Egypt by Zaha Hadid Are a Cool Oasis
Solar Sea Homes
Formodesign Creates Water-Surrounded Getaway
Sand Dune Architecture
UAE Pavilion Will Shimmer, Morph and Change Color
Book Stack Architecture
Zaha Hadid Creates Offset Design for Edifici Campus in Barcelona
Home Mantertainment Centers
The Man Wall by Hybrid Space Furniture is a Bachelor Pad Must-Have
18 of the World's Hippest Night Clubs
Traveling Fashion Boutiques
Independent Designer Goes Mobile in Her Airstream 'Hitch Couture'
Celebrity-Run Restaurants
Robert DeNiro Opens ‘Locanda Verde' in the Greenwich Hotel
Green Indian Skyscrapers
Eco Architecture For More Sustainable Towers in Mumbai
Glacier-Inspired Eco Architecture
The Iceberg
Converted Bunker Architecture
Rainer Mielke Turns Old Structures into Hip Homes
Movie Theaters of the Future
The Pusan Cinema Center in Korea
Flowing River Architecture
Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Was Inspired by Egypt's Nile
Otherworldly Architecture
China's Dalian Int'l Conference Center Looks Like It's From Mars
700 Simultaneous Camera Flashes
Improv Everywhere Celebrates Brooklyn Bridge
Eco-Friendly Dome Homes
Solaleya House Spins to Maximize Sunlight
Color-Changing Glass Buildings
Icelandic Opera House in Reykjavik
Inflatable Pavilions
Mass Studies 'Air Forest' Responds to Changing Weather
Water-Filtering Bridges
China's Miyi Tower Will Clean River Below, Foster Cultural Arts Above
Apocalyptic Architecture
The Endangered Seed Archive Looks Like An Ice Palace
Recycled Bottle Ceilings
Aesop's High Glass Boutique
Mercury Drop Architecture
The National Library in Prague is Futuristic Fantastic
Hip Night Clubs in China
Beijing's ChinaDoll
Stacked Box Architecture
Marcio Kogan Creates The T-Shaped Osler House
Futuristic Eco Cities
Foster + Partners Plans in Rimini, Italy
Rotating Skyscrapers
Mexico's New Twin Towers
Green Skyscrapers
Chicago Clean Technology Tower
Recession-Proof Fashion Houses?
Hermes Opens New Flagship in India
Giant Cheese Concert Hall
Czech's Honor Famous Composer Antonin Dvorak
Hip Haute Boutiques
TNT Works Closely With Designers to Forecast Future Trends
14 Social Art Projects
From Anti-Anorexia Sculptures to Charitable Painted Babushkas
Vibrant Designer Boutiques
Takashi Murakami Takes On Louis Vuitton's Omotesando Store
Eco-Friendly Paris Pyramids
Le Projet Triangle
Jungle Home Extensions
Brooks Avenue House is Made by Bricault Design
Steampunk Watch for the Well Off
$600,000 WX-1 Timekeeper
14 Glacierrific Inspirations
Frozen Giants, from Island Architecture to Home Decor
Organic Skyscrapers
Food Growing, Energy Producing Harvest Green Tower
Treehouses on Log Stilts
Zigloo Architecture
Superhero Homes
Hohyun Park & Hyunjoo Kim's Z House is Perfect for Crime-Fighters
Massive Purse Exhibits
Chanel 2.55 Opens in NYC
Papercraft Architecture
Scribe Mundo De Pape Neighborhood Made of Notebooks
Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
Wine Country Ecotopias
Logrono Montecorvo, Spain
Avian Architecture
Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner Gets Mixed Reviews
Rain Harvesting Architecture
The Eco-Friendly Canada Pavilion for the 2010 Expo
Ceiling-Mounted Subway Maps
GPS System Pinpoints Location on Subway Car Ceilings
Photovoltaic Rooftop Waves
The Solar Wave Pavilion by Michael Jantzen
Growing Your Own Living Home
Aeroponic Architecture
Psychedelic Glittering Clubs
Cristal Bar in Hong Kong
Eco Skyscraper Makeovers
Sears Tower Gets Greener
Dripping Ceilings as Art
The UN's ‘Room XX' Features Multicolored Stalactites
Transcontinental Boutiques
Kate Moss Helps Launch Topshop New York
Ski Slope Architecture
The Granada Science Park is an Angled Marvel
Modern Chinese Architecture
Enormous Exhibition Complex
Solar Soy Walls
The Swiss Pavilion for Shanghai 2010 is Made of Beans and Sun Cells
Jumping Jackrabbit Competitions
Rabbit Hopping in Denmark
Cactus-Shaped Architecture
Green Cactus Building Sheds Sustainable Spikes in Qatar
Public Art in Shanghai
Fungus Chairs by Ma Yansong
Urinal Shaped Towers
Swedish Swan Skyscraper Proves City Overflows With Pride
Futuristic Spanish Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Campus de la Justicia
Library Zoos
‘Animal Index' Wildlife Book Markers Bring Bookshelves to Life
Luxury Retreats in China
Fuchun Resort
Multi-Cultural Projects in Dubai
Museum of Middle East Modern Art
Papercraft-Inspired Buildings
Unexpected Polish Architecture for Shanghai Exhibition Hall
Fishnet Buildings
Zaha Hadid's Dorobanti Tower is Set to Wow in 2013
Hill and Valley Inspired Ceilings
Rosso Restaurant Decor
Transient Art Pavilion
Zaha Hadid's Chanel Design
Poker Chip Landscapes
Colorful Casinoscape Inspired by Shanghai
Women-Only Skyscrapers
Eve's Tower in Dubai
Zeppelin Airship Architecture
Bellemo & Cat Create a Cocoon House From Aircraft Engineering
Mobile Literacy
The 'Library on Wheels' Bus
Religulous Home Design
Gagosian Gallery Sells Uniquely Contemporary Art
Intergalactic Boom Boxes
Space Researchers Puzzled by Strange Extraterrestrial Noise
Swiss Cheese Architecture
Bubbly ‘Boolean' Interior Installation at U of Tokyo
$35,000 Watches
Albert Einstein's Time Piece at Auction
Music Players on Wheels
Rollable MP3 Boom Box
Modern Shanghaichitecture
Megalithic '1933' Tower
Public Angletecture
Leaning Learning Center Going Up in Vienna
Giant Digital Ceiling Clocks
Contemporary Architecture Makes Time Float
Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo